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Dystocia in an injured common eastern long-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis)
1South Penrith Veterinary Clinic 126 Stafford Street, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, 2750. reptilevet@bigpond.com
The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Exotic Animal Practice
|August 26, 2006
Abstract:
Dystocia in the class Reptilia is a common problem. In turtles, it is often difficult to distinguish between a normal gravid state and dystocia. This case report describes nonobstructive dystocia in a free-living freshwater chelonian, Chelodina longicollis, complicated by traumatic injuries to the head, bridge, and plastron. Medical treatment of the dystocia and external fixation of the facial injuries provided a successful outcome.
